China's green story behind elephants '"group walks"
In the past two days, Asian elephants from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China, have organized a group to "take a walk" again. Under the protection of local police and monitors, the 42 elephants played all the way and finally returned to the reserve safely. This makes people think that three years ago, 15 Asian elephants also set out from here and went north. After playing for four months, they returned with the help and guidance of humans. The story of elephants returning safely again and again has aroused heated discussion among netizens around the world.
What should I do if the elephant eats the crops of the common people during the "escape" process? There is also insurance for animal accidents-this is Yunnan's first wildlife public liability insurance system. In 2023, this system will be listed as a model by the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Xiong Chaoyong, deputy director of the Xishuangbanna Asian Elephant Conservation and Management Center, said that after many efforts, local people and elephants get along increasingly harmoniously, and people will spontaneously protect Asian elephants."Every time international colleagues come here, they will give a thumbs up for our facilities, personnel and Funding allocation, as well as the professionalism of elephant field adaptive training."
This is a microcosm of China's ecological protection. Yunnan Province, located in the southwestern border of China, is one of the regions with the richest biodiversity in the world. Seeds that grow wings, trees that shed tears, leaves that smell like glutinous rice... During a recent visit to Yunnan, commentators of "International Critical Review" discovered stories of moving towards "green".
For example, the local area has established Asia's largest wildlife germplasm resource bank and cooperated with many countries and international institutions to conduct germplasm resources preservation and worldwide research. The relevant person in charge told "International Critical Review" that they are studying a new generation of seed cryopreservation technology. The seeds are specially treated and then stored in liquid nitrogen at minus 196 degrees Celsius."If successful, the seeds may be permanent. Preservation", making more contributions to biodiversity protection.
In China, ecological protection has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The recently held Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made special arrangements for deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system, proposing to improve the ecological environment governance system and strengthen the coordination mechanism for biodiversity protection work. In fact, protecting the ecological environment means protecting productivity, and improving the ecological environment means developing productivity.
In Dakaraozhai, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna, villagers use slopes, rubber fields and grapefruit fields to develop the under-forest economy and plant flea grass, which not only promotes sustainable use of land, but also creates a new path for the development of characteristic planting. Flea grass has the functions of preventing mosquitoes and repelling fleas, and essential oils can be extracted from it. In 2023, the related essential oil industry will increase the village's income by 750,000 yuan. The success story of "flea grass" will also be unveiled at the Canadian venue of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2022.
Green development is the background of China's high-quality development. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed to improve green and low-carbon development mechanisms; at the end of July, China issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development", making systematic arrangements for comprehensive green transformation for the first time. Under the coordinated promotion of a series of policies, China's land is full of green.
In PetroChina Yunnan Petrochemical Company in Kunming, after nearly 20 processes such as oil removal, biochemistry, and precipitation, about 80% of the wastewater reaches the upstream and is reused. "Let not a drop of dirty oil fall to the ground, let not a drop of excessive waste gas be discharged, and let not a drop of excessive waste water enter the river"-this is a concrete manifestation of China's comprehensive green transformation. In addition, the local government uses digital and intelligent technology to accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading, such as the adoption of IPC intelligent control system, which increases the output rate of related products by about 1%, saving 400,000 cubic meters of gas every year.
Build the world's largest and most complete new energy industry chain; in 2023, the energy consumption and carbon emission intensity per unit of GDP will drop by more than 26% and 35% respectively compared with 2012; as of the end of June this year, renewable energy installed capacity accounted for China's 53.8% of the total installed capacity of power generation... China has become an important force in global green transformation. According to the International Energy Agency, China will contribute more than half of the new installed capacity of global renewable energy in 2023. International analysts believe that China is committed to coordinating economic development and environmental protection, which is of reference significance to other countries.
"Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets." Stories after story show that China pursues modernization in which man and nature coexist harmoniously. In this process, the "ecological beauty" of green waters and green mountains and the "happiness index" of people's lives have improved together. In the future, China will bring more "green" meaning to world development and contribute more Chinese solutions to global ecological governance.
(International critical commentator on CCTV News Client)
